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Nelson & the slave trade – A Lecture at Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution

Nelson & the slave trade

A lecture by The Nelson Society Chairman Chris Brett on Monday 5 February 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm in Bath

 

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NELSON and the SLAVE TRADE a new book by Nelson Society Chairman Chris Brett

NELSON and the SLAVE TRADE by Chris Brett

In recent years Admiral Lord Nelson’s reputation has come under close examination, in light of Britain’s colonial past and slave trade history. Nelson has been accused of being racist, a white supremacist and pro-slavery. The source of […]

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NELSON LETTER A FORGERY

NELSON LETTER A FORGERY

It was announced in today’s Daily Mail  that a letter written by Lord Nelson, to wealthy slave owner Simon Taylor in 1805, had been forged by the anti-abolitionist movement to support its case against the abolition of slavery. That article by Martyn Downer draws on research undertaken in conjunction with The […]

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Nelson and the Slave Trade: A Position Statement by The Nelson Society

THE NELSON SOCIETY
     President: The Hon Peregrine Nelson Hood

Nelson and the Slave Trade: A Position Statement by The Nelson Society                         

Nelson and the Slave Trade: A Position Statement […]

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